Khushi's Web

Chapter 4

17\07/22

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As soon as Bhavna was out of the house she contacted Farhan. 'Get all the Infor about ASR's family and I mean everything from their first pet's name to what they last had for lunch today. Is Ahir back?

'Not yet, but he should be on his way back.'

'Alright then, we will convene at the office later,' Bhavna turned to Shweta, who had accompanied her but as per Bhavna's instructions and not to infuriate ASR, she had kept her distance and learned from her senior. Not that she was just listening she had been keeping her eyes around too.

'So, what do you think?'

'About ASR? He is damn handsome, Khushi ma'am is so lucky.'

'Don't you think he is also lucky, Khushi is very beautiful too.'

'What to do Bhavna I'm straight.' The girls laughed. 'But I can say that child is his from the way he was talking. I don't know what sick joke was played on him and he knows it too.'

'I think so too. Khushi must have really hurt seeing the child. I mean the couple has been married for 10 years plus two years of courtship. It's a lot to invest in and you get this kind of heart break.'

'Are you also friends with him ma'am?'

'He hates feds.'

'That says a lot.'

'And less too.'

It was the next day and Neil sat with his team in the conference room. Farhan was ready with his information about the Raizada's.

'What do we have?' Neil asked. 

Even though he was privy to the life of Raizada's he knew there were some tidbits that both his wife and him were not aware of. After all, ASR was a private person who would suffer inside. It was funny how the might ASR was surrounded by loud women from Avni, Zoya and not to speak of Khushi. Those three could speak nonstop and drain you. Out of the three poor husbands, at least he was not quiet and reserved. Asad and Arnav were the worst.

'ASR's parents died when he was 14, suicide, father cheated on mom, mom found out and took her own life. Out of guilt, the father shot himself and all this happened in front of a 14-year-old boy known as Arnav Malik then.' There was a little silence in the room as the agents looked at each other. They could not begin to think of what little Arnav must have felt at that time.

'That's terrible.' Surbhi said wiping a lone tear away. 'How did he survive all that trauma?'

'I don't think he got the time to get it over,' Farhan deduced. 'It was during the wedding of his elder sister which got cancelled immediately followed by their uncle throwing them out of their ancestral home of Sheeshmahal in Lucknow. They were found three days later roaming the streets of Lucknow. A passerby who happened to recognize them as the grandkids of the Raizada's took them to Delhi to their maternal grandmother.'

'But you said it was the marriage of their grandchild, why was the maternal family absent from such an occasion?' asked Kanaya.

'Yes, the Maliks were the royals of Lucknow. It doesn't make sense. The wedding must have been fancy.' Surbhi said.

'The Raizada's then were of a lower status which the Maliks could not associate with and I'm sure ASR said something about the family falling out.' Neil added.

'Well, the death of Ratna Raizada Malik was the lid on the coffin. The two young Maliks changed their names to Raizada and never turned back. ASR lived with his Nani, mama, mami and their son Dhruv and sister Anjali Raizada now Jha. Anjali has a daughter aged 13 and Dhruv has a son Aarav aged 12 and a girl 8. He moved to Australia with his family when there was a fall out between him, ASR, and the family. He also has a cousin NandiKishore who is very close to the Raizada's especially Mrs. Raizada. NandiKishore, NK for short was later adopted by the Raizada's. He is married to Lavanya, another close friend of Khushi Raizada and a former girlfriend of ASR.'